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Executive Search for Business Owners Who Need It Done Right

Serving Michigan, Indiana & Ohio with retained search you can count on for 5 years. Not 90 days. Five years. We are a dedicated executive search firm.

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We Stand Behind Every Placement for 5 Years

When a placement doesn’t work out, we don’t disappear. We’re here to help you find the right replacement, from free in the first few months to heavily discounted for up to 5 years.

Ask other search firms if they stand behind their placements for 5 years. They won’t. We do, because our family’s livelihood depends on delivering results that last.

See How Our 5-Year Commitment Works

This Is Our Only Business

RFT Search Group is our family’s only business, not a side hustle, not supplemental income, not a backup plan. Jason and Linda founded RFT Search Group in February 2012, and from day one, we put all our eggs in one basket. That means your success isn’t just important to us, it’s literally our livelihood as an executive search company.

Jason brings 23 years of business ownership experience. Linda brings 28 years of recruiting expertise. Together, we’ve built a firm that has one fundamental truth:

Your success is literally our livelihood.

Your success is literally our livelihood. We can’t afford to disappear after 90 days, cut corners on candidate quality, or treat recruiting as a part-time gig. And we wouldn’t want to. When we commit to standing behind your hire for 5 years, everything we’ve built depends on honoring that commitment.

Most recruiting firms fail within 3 years. We’ve been in business for 14+ years because we’re all in. This isn’t supplemental income. It’s everything for our executive search operations.

80%+

Repeat Client Rate

14+

Years in Business

5 Years

We Stand Behind Every Placement

28

Years Recruiting Experience (Linda since 1998)

Three Critical Hiring Problems We Solve

Burdened Employees

Your current team is already at capacity. Adding recruiting responsibilities diverts focus from revenue-generating activities and core operations. We handle the entire search process so your people can do what they do best.

Costly Hiring Mistakes

One bad hire can cost 2-3× their salary in lost productivity, severance, and replacement costs. Without professional recruiting expertise, the risk multiplies. We reduce that risk with proven vetting processes and a 5-year commitment.

No Internal HR Expertise

You need quality talent but don’t have the volume to justify a full-time recruiting team. High-volume agencies don’t understand your business. We deliver retained-search quality exactly when you need it.

Serving Growing Businesses Across the Midwest

Based in Livonia, Michigan, we serve business owners across Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio who need expert help with critical mid-level to senior leadership hires.

Michigan

Detroit Metro • Grand Rapids • Ann Arbor • Lansing

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Indiana

Indianapolis • Fort Wayne • South Bend • Evansville

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Ohio

Cleveland • Cincinnati • Columbus • Toledo

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Industries We Serve

Manufacturing

Plant Managers, Operations Directors, Engineering Managers, HR Directors, and executive leadership for manufacturers across the Midwest

Distribution & Logistics

VP of Operations, Supply Chain Directors, Marketing Managers, and senior leadership for distribution and logistics companies

Professional Services

Partners, Senior Associates, and Paralegals for law firms; CPAs and accounting professionals for CPA firms

Finance Leadership

CFOs, Controllers, Finance Directors, and Accounting Managers across all industries

Industrial & Construction

Project Managers, Operations Leaders, Sales Managers and executive management for industrial and construction firms

Insurance

Senior producers, Marketing Directors and leadership positions in insurance agencies and carriers

What Business Owners Say

My organization has been working with Linda as our sole external recruiter for nearly 8 years. What we appreciated most about Linda upon first working with her was her desire to learn the ins and outs of our organization. She took the time to not only learn our culture so she could best assess a candidate’s fit, but she also spent time with various members of our team to better ensure she fully understood our needs. Linda has given our internal HR team a tremendous amount of relief by weeding out candidates that weren’t a fit for our organization and presenting double digits of successful new hires.

Lauren HR Director

Linda and Jason – Thanks for your advice and resources in our search that resulted in (name redacted). Your counsel was very helpful and it helps us feel good about the decision we made!

Dan2nd Generation Business Owner

I asked Linda to find an Executive Assistant and a CFO for my company. She was thorough in understanding our needs and the type of person that would succeed with us. In both cases the search took some time, but the results were fantastic. I could not be happier with the additions to our team. I would not hesitate to use the services of RFT Search group in the future.

Joel Business Owner

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Let’s talk about your hiring needs. No pressure, no obligation, just a straightforward conversation about whether we’re the right executive search firm for your needs.

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